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The Drone Threat - 3/27/2012 8:53 PM   
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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-villasenor-license-domestic-drones-20120327,0,2115251.story

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RE: The Drone Threat - 3/27/2012 9:13 PM   
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"A licensing program obviously wouldn't prevent the threat of drone terrorism."
but, obviously we need it anyway.

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RE: The Drone Threat - 3/27/2012 9:40 PM   
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Based on this guy's logic cars and trucks should also be tightly controlled.

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RE: The Drone Threat - 3/27/2012 9:54 PM   
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By what logic, for example, do we prevent airline passengers from taking 8-ounce plastic water bottles through security checkpoints, while permitting anyone who so desires to operate a 50-pound, video-guided drone, no questions asked?


I'd say that the water bottle in an airliner is a lot more dangerous than a 55 pound model in the side of a building.  A water bottle can take down a whole airliner and kill hundreds of people, the 55 pound model could only blow a hole in the building and maybe take out a dozen or so people.  That said I know of nobody that has tried to use water bottles full of explosives, so I would say keep the model law the same, and kill the water bottle law.  Way to much hassle traveling on planes these days. 

I bet this same guy accused Bush of being a Nazi for passing the patriot act right?

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